10003. THE APPLICATION OF PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY TO POLITICAL METHODOLOGY. An overview and summary of David Garson's assessment and critique of the use of Freud's psychoanalytic approach in explaining variations in political phenomena. Considers Freud's four major developmental themes as they apply to political science, profiles the major criticisms of the psychoanalytic approach, and considers criteria for hypothesis evaluation. 7 pages, 4 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.